The Blitz: A City Under the Bombs

All levels48 minHistoryLesson 4 of 6 · Outline

Aims

For eight months, London was bombed almost every night. People slept in the Underground, queued for bread and went to work. Everyday courage for B1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 151-word news story: Sleeping in the Underground, working in the morning

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    6 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The night

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Carrying on

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Cities and safety

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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